Zach/Rina Totz
@totztheplaid.bsky.social
Just a geeky genderfluid/enby getting through this thing called life.
36. He/she/they/him/her/them.
[Born 1/30/89. I forget to change my age in these things.]
36. He/she/they/him/her/them.
[Born 1/30/89. I forget to change my age in these things.]
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No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
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TIL, unsplash and istock images forbid any and all AI on their sites as well as letting AI train on them, ahhhh
sometimes it's nice to just scroll those sites and revel in not fucking worrying about getting duped
sometimes it's nice to just scroll those sites and revel in not fucking worrying about getting duped
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
TIL, unsplash and istock images forbid any and all AI on their sites as well as letting AI train on them, ahhhh
sometimes it's nice to just scroll those sites and revel in not fucking worrying about getting duped
sometimes it's nice to just scroll those sites and revel in not fucking worrying about getting duped
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If any company starts mentioning they're "not Enron" should make you wonder if they've been cooking their books like Enron did.
A major company claiming it's "not Enron" seems pretty sus to me.
Nvidia Says It’s Not Enron in Private Memo Refuting AI Accounting
In a private memo to Wall Street analysts, Nvidia says its business “does not resemble historical accounting frauds.”
www.barrons.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If any company starts mentioning they're "not Enron" should make you wonder if they've been cooking their books like Enron did.
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I do a quick Google search and find the CEO of Lidl is a big investor in AI data centres! www.retaildetail.eu/news/food/li...
Lidl owner Schwarz Group invests 11 billion euros in giant data centre - RetailDetail EU
Schwarz Group, the parent company of supermarket chains Lidl and Kaufland, is building a huge data center in Germany.
www.retaildetail.eu
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I do a quick Google search and find the CEO of Lidl is a big investor in AI data centres! www.retaildetail.eu/news/food/li...
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She actually complained to the manager who said that central office has demanded they play this music and they can't turn it off. She asked him "have other people complained" and he looked sheepish and said "a few"
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
She actually complained to the manager who said that central office has demanded they play this music and they can't turn it off. She asked him "have other people complained" and he looked sheepish and said "a few"
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My Mum abandoned the trolley in the middle of Lidl because the music they were playing in there was so mindbogglingly awful that it drove her to tears. She described them as awful songs that she'd never heard anything like before and that made her feel assaulted, and thinks they must be AI
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My Mum abandoned the trolley in the middle of Lidl because the music they were playing in there was so mindbogglingly awful that it drove her to tears. She described them as awful songs that she'd never heard anything like before and that made her feel assaulted, and thinks they must be AI
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Okay, Harris' book is rubbish and "we" actually is a pronoun. Sigh. Can we please just understand basic language?
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Okay, Harris' book is rubbish and "we" actually is a pronoun. Sigh. Can we please just understand basic language?
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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It also turns out that people have probably cared about each other for the entirety of our existence.
Our ability to form strong, functional communities is one of our most dominant advantages over other animals. There's nothing natural about denying and demonizing empathy.
Our ability to form strong, functional communities is one of our most dominant advantages over other animals. There's nothing natural about denying and demonizing empathy.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It also turns out that people have probably cared about each other for the entirety of our existence.
Our ability to form strong, functional communities is one of our most dominant advantages over other animals. There's nothing natural about denying and demonizing empathy.
Our ability to form strong, functional communities is one of our most dominant advantages over other animals. There's nothing natural about denying and demonizing empathy.
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And of course you COULD argue that's "woman work," but these are the same chuds that claim women can't be as smart or logical as men despite that being demonstrably untrue if you have a shred of intellectual honesty.
Because they just want to believe they're innately special.
Because they just want to believe they're innately special.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
And of course you COULD argue that's "woman work," but these are the same chuds that claim women can't be as smart or logical as men despite that being demonstrably untrue if you have a shred of intellectual honesty.
Because they just want to believe they're innately special.
Because they just want to believe they're innately special.
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It turns out that you actually need many types of people to create a thriving community and nation, no matter how much guys like that scream about "real men."
Somebody has to be a nerd who can handle shit like managing trade and rationing resources for the winter.
Somebody has to be a nerd who can handle shit like managing trade and rationing resources for the winter.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It turns out that you actually need many types of people to create a thriving community and nation, no matter how much guys like that scream about "real men."
Somebody has to be a nerd who can handle shit like managing trade and rationing resources for the winter.
Somebody has to be a nerd who can handle shit like managing trade and rationing resources for the winter.
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It's really funny to me that guys who idealize the Spartans and Vikings don't even engage with the reality of what they were, just the version they've seen in media.
Both cultures were far more multi-faceted than their popular depictions.
Both cultures were far more multi-faceted than their popular depictions.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It's really funny to me that guys who idealize the Spartans and Vikings don't even engage with the reality of what they were, just the version they've seen in media.
Both cultures were far more multi-faceted than their popular depictions.
Both cultures were far more multi-faceted than their popular depictions.
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These aren't pronouns, but what matters, Madame Vice President, is SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Thank you.
Thank you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
These aren't pronouns, but what matters, Madame Vice President, is SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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He's apparently lovely to work with, which is genuinely great.
But what you say with your art IS important. And you're always saying something, especially when you think you're not.
But what you say with your art IS important. And you're always saying something, especially when you think you're not.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
He's apparently lovely to work with, which is genuinely great.
But what you say with your art IS important. And you're always saying something, especially when you think you're not.
But what you say with your art IS important. And you're always saying something, especially when you think you're not.
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I think when you're an artist who refuses to engage in actually interrogating your own relationship with your art and what it might be saying, you're fairly likely to fall into traps like that.
And Snyder seems somewhat incapable of engaging with his own art in any meaningful way.
And Snyder seems somewhat incapable of engaging with his own art in any meaningful way.
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I think when you're an artist who refuses to engage in actually interrogating your own relationship with your art and what it might be saying, you're fairly likely to fall into traps like that.
And Snyder seems somewhat incapable of engaging with his own art in any meaningful way.
And Snyder seems somewhat incapable of engaging with his own art in any meaningful way.
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But this also goes to show how fashy people obsessed with this universe often are.
Not always, I'm not willing to paint with that broad a brush. But often.
And while Snyder doesn't seem very pro-fascist as a human being, his work certainly LOVES fascist imagery and ideas. Which is still bad.
Not always, I'm not willing to paint with that broad a brush. But often.
And while Snyder doesn't seem very pro-fascist as a human being, his work certainly LOVES fascist imagery and ideas. Which is still bad.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
But this also goes to show how fashy people obsessed with this universe often are.
Not always, I'm not willing to paint with that broad a brush. But often.
And while Snyder doesn't seem very pro-fascist as a human being, his work certainly LOVES fascist imagery and ideas. Which is still bad.
Not always, I'm not willing to paint with that broad a brush. But often.
And while Snyder doesn't seem very pro-fascist as a human being, his work certainly LOVES fascist imagery and ideas. Which is still bad.
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A few other less important takeaways about how dumb the claim is:
1. There is no reason to dismantle what's currently working.
2. The actors are not guaranteed to return even if this were true.
3. As annoying as these two guys can be, I have trouble imagining they'd want to do this at all either.
1. There is no reason to dismantle what's currently working.
2. The actors are not guaranteed to return even if this were true.
3. As annoying as these two guys can be, I have trouble imagining they'd want to do this at all either.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A few other less important takeaways about how dumb the claim is:
1. There is no reason to dismantle what's currently working.
2. The actors are not guaranteed to return even if this were true.
3. As annoying as these two guys can be, I have trouble imagining they'd want to do this at all either.
1. There is no reason to dismantle what's currently working.
2. The actors are not guaranteed to return even if this were true.
3. As annoying as these two guys can be, I have trouble imagining they'd want to do this at all either.
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I love the hell out of Spider-Man, but if it was announced that they were actively taking Saudi blood money to fund the next film I'd boycott it in a heartbeat.
Also very tonedeaf to be cool with accepting the murder of journalists to fund more movies featuring a superhero who is a journalist.
Also very tonedeaf to be cool with accepting the murder of journalists to fund more movies featuring a superhero who is a journalist.
It is 2025 and comic book fascists still can’t let go of their embarrassing obsession with a failed cinematic universe. I don’t think they understand how hilarious they seem to normal people as a result.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I love the hell out of Spider-Man, but if it was announced that they were actively taking Saudi blood money to fund the next film I'd boycott it in a heartbeat.
Also very tonedeaf to be cool with accepting the murder of journalists to fund more movies featuring a superhero who is a journalist.
Also very tonedeaf to be cool with accepting the murder of journalists to fund more movies featuring a superhero who is a journalist.
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Walk into a bank where you don’t have an account, walk out with startup capital?
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Walk into a bank where you don’t have an account, walk out with startup capital?
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
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Ha ha ha! I finally got to see it! (Photos at the end)
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Ha ha ha! I finally got to see it! (Photos at the end)
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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I’m not a Data Journalist and I don’t really do Researchy Stuff so this ain’t for me but I think anyone on the cop/foia beat can most certainly qualify for access if you submit a ticket to request thaaaaat
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m not a Data Journalist and I don’t really do Researchy Stuff so this ain’t for me but I think anyone on the cop/foia beat can most certainly qualify for access if you submit a ticket to request thaaaaat
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HEY GUYS
Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's jeeproject@yahoo.com email address over nineteen years.
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Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's jeeproject@yahoo.com email address over nineteen years.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
HEY GUYS